Sale reports / Kentucky / Mount Sterling Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

Mount Sterling Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mt. Sterling, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 19
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2202
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 532 vs last sale 1,030▼ 541 vs year ago 1,039 · −52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 89▼ 2 vs year ago 80 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 33▼ 3 vs year ago 24 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the calf market had a much softer feel at the onset; however by mid-morning you could find the buyers still showing strong support for good quality weaned thin-fleshed calves. Not a real good comparison to last week's very good calf quality as there were more thin upgrader type cattle on offer today compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.95/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$180.95
277 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$686
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614186.461,146229
Medium and Large 2-3507155.3878735
Large 1-2596154.449209thin
Small and Medium 1-2309149.004604thin
One grade step is worth $37.46/cwt here — about $686 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale277 hd
180.95
—
KY average23 barns · 6,761 hd
196.36
−15.41
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,675120.352,01612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47097.191,42913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23296.261,18627
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01276.7477622
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260113.001,4241thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$1,2595
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$1,1027
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,3751thin

Every lot

123 lots · USDA AMS · Bluegrass Stockyard - Mt. Sterling, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345216.00/cwt216.00–216.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365210.00/cwt210.00–210.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386232.89/cwt227.50–235.008994
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added405212.50/cwt212.50–212.508611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405203.00/cwt203.00–203.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420181.35/cwt170.00–192.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422236.98/cwt231.00–240.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462236.92/cwt225.00–242.001,09510
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Steers—Large 1-2485201.00/cwt201.00–201.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517202.97/cwt200.00–206.001,0493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519225.19/cwt215.00–230.001,16926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559215.49/cwt207.50–225.001,2057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588200.87/cwt194.00–204.001,1817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616193.25/cwt188.00–196.001,1903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633218.96/cwt204.00–228.001,38618
Steers—Large 1-2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3081
Steers—Large 1-2685181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720169.11/cwt165.00–173.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3802146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1712
Steers—Large 1-2860178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2896160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4344
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3977138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,108152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2205156.00/cwt156.00–156.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3227162.72/cwt152.50–170.003693
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3268163.35/cwt162.50–165.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276182.50/cwt182.50–182.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3303162.21/cwt157.50–167.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328214.37/cwt209.00–220.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330187.46/cwt185.00–190.006192
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2350147.50/cwt147.50–147.505161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376199.75/cwt195.00–204.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383210.43/cwt207.00–212.508064
Heifers—Large 1-2390191.00/cwt191.00–191.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416204.27/cwt200.00–208.008506
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420142.50/cwt142.50–142.505991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424192.47/cwt191.00–200.008168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430158.00/cwt158.00–158.006791
Heifers—Large 1-2431167.50/cwt167.50–167.507223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459199.23/cwt195.00–206.0091421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482192.71/cwt190.00–194.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484175.71/cwt160.00–185.008508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528154.16/cwt150.00–160.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529193.18/cwt189.00–198.001,02226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009722
Heifers—Large 1-2545142.50/cwt142.50–142.507771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560191.23/cwt185.00–197.001,07124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584145.72/cwt140.00–155.008516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587181.32/cwt180.00–184.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3602152.01/cwt150.00–156.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement605186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632166.68/cwt165.00–170.001,0533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666164.57/cwt157.00–167.001,09610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678178.07/cwt175.00–179.001,20721
Heifers—Large 1-2Guaranteed Open727155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3736130.00/cwt130.00–130.009573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,38476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008331
Heifers—Large 1-2840122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open863152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,170102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3258178.91/cwt167.50–191.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308232.76/cwt220.00–240.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330200.11/cwt193.00–207.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353222.50/cwt222.50–222.507854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355191.00/cwt191.00–191.006782
Bulls—Large 1-2Value Added375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376229.78/cwt220.00–240.008649
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408233.10/cwt222.00–239.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415201.00/cwt201.00–201.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430169.88/cwt160.00–180.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464230.26/cwt228.00–232.501,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474178.58/cwt177.50–182.008464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519221.38/cwt218.00–222.501,1494
Bulls—Large 1-2520193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0041
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529206.97/cwt202.50–210.001,0955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575196.25/cwt191.00–201.001,1283
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2585151.00/cwt151.00–151.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615176.45/cwt172.50–185.001,0855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628164.01/cwt162.00–166.001,0302
Bulls—Large 1-2635181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Bulls—Large 1-2782151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1812
Bulls—Large 1-2810143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,260113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43595.49/cwt95.00–96.001,3702
Bulls——1,440113.42/cwt109.00–118.001,6333
Bulls——1,844130.42/cwt121.00–139.502,4057
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88563.40/cwt50.00–67.005615
Cows—Lean 85-90%98870.57/cwt68.00–74.006975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05191.52/cwt87.00–97.009626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09878.20/cwt74.00–82.508596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21787.81/cwt83.00–92.001,0695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23576.70/cwt71.00–81.009473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236101.57/cwt93.00–112.001,25519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43887.57/cwt85.00–90.001,2593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480100.07/cwt93.00–108.001,48110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,2251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283597.00/cwt97.00–97.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3953840.00/head840.00–840.008402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,259.29/head1,225.00–1,375.001,2595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,207.09/head960.00–1,430.001,2075

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.